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     Updated: ( 3:28:04 GMT) February 09 , 2010
Indian Congress leader Rahul Gandhi meets Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed in Male, Maldives, on Monday

India considering amnesty for Kashmiris

NEW DELHI: India is planning a major confidence-building measure (CBM) in a bid to sooth the Kashmiris angered by the killing of youth in “unprovoked firing”, considering general amnesty for young Kashmiris and families who have crossed the Line of Control to settle in Muzaffarabad and elsewhere. India may take up the issue with Pakistan at the upcoming foreign secretary-level talks, to seek Islamabad’s cooperation in the verification and identification of such Kashmiris, according to sources. The target beneficiaries left Indian-held Kashmir either to “join militants” or save themselves.

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SOUTH ASIA TODAY
India agrees to provide Chenab flow data
LAHORE: An Indian delegation has agreed to provide data on the flow of River Chenab, the main concern of Pakistan during the current dry spell. The three-member team led by Indian Indus Water Commissioner Auranga Nathan is on a five-day visit to Pakistan for routine inspections under the Indus Basin Water Treaty.
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Nasheed meets with Rahul Gaandhi
MALE: President Mohamed Nasheed has this afternoon met with Hon Rahul Gandhi, MP. The meting was held at the President’s Office. In the meeting, the President and Hon Gandhi discussed the progress in developmental cooperation activities between the Maldives and India, and identified new areas in which cooperation could be increased.
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Lankan fishermen probably dead in India
COLOMBO: The two Sri Lankan fishermen who had held two members of the Indian Coast Guard prisoner are now believed to be dead, the Search Operations Unit of the Sri Lankan Department of Fisheries said Monday The fishermen had left Trincomalee on December 8th 2009 on one of their routine fishing trips.
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Pak for strengthening ties with China
ISLAMABAD: Strengthening and expanding cooperation with China in all fields is one of key principles of Pakistan’s foreign policy, President Asif Ali Zardari said on Monday. He called for strengthening Pak-China trade and commercial ties since he believes that two countries not only enjoy friendly relations but also contribute to economic growth.
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Ex-Bhutan PM visiting Nepal
KATHMANDU: Former Bhutanese Prime Minister Lyonpo Khandu Wangchuk is visiting Nepal on Tuesday to extend invitation to Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to attend the 16th South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit to be held in Thimpu from April 25-26. This is the first time Bhutan is going to host the summit.
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INDIA TODAY
• Muslim quota: Andhra no, Bengal yes
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• BJP blames govt policies for price rise
• Student stabs molestor cop outside court
• Cong fumes at Pawar-Thackeray meet
• Recovery on track: GDP to grow at 7.2%

BANGLADESH TODAY
• BNP to play active role in JS
• Kuwait to invest more
• 2.5m ultra poor families to get rice
• IIRO cleared of govt ban, to resume work
• Financial freedom for SC sought

NEPAL TODAY
• Gang war looms large over Nepal
• Nepal completes child soldiers' release
• Police tap jailbirds for information
• NAC pilots warn of halting flights

MALDIVES TODAY
• Maldives to replicate ‘Tihar’ model
• Vice President visits Hulhumalé
• Amendments submitted to DRP's charter
PAKISTAN TODAY
• Sheikh Rashid survives armed attack
• Plot to bomb hotel foiled
• 12 soldiers killed in South Waziristan
• Nine killed as no let-up in rains
• PM assures Aafia’s family of support
• Journalists boycott NA session

SRI LANKA TODAY
• General Fonseka arrested
• SL under fire over opponent's arrest
• Fonseka to testify on war crimes
• Journalists warn of further oppression
• Dissolution tonight: Polls on April 8

BHUTAN TODAY
• Record slump in tourist arrivals
• PM, NIIT Chairman discuss IT project
• Hydropower construction company by 2012
• Two accidents take two lives

AFGHANISTAN TODAY
• Afghan policeman 'planted bombs'
• Villages empty before Afghan push
• Two NATO soldiers killed in Afghanistan
 
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